Admittedly, municipal charter amendments aren’t the most exciting topics on the ballot in a year when the balance of the U.S. House and Senate could be in question. But, in ways big and small, they can change the way local government works.

Numerous such amendments have been proposed around Northeast Ohio, and the deadline has passed for cities to place them on the Nov. 6 ballot.

A Macedonia amendment would allow council to suspend or dock the pay of a council member on the grounds of malfeasance. A two-thirds vote of the remaining members would be required. Read Summit County's list of issues here.